John lorimer coebett



(No Model J. L. CORBETT.

TIME CHECK.

Patented May 25,1897.

// //////fl/////// ///AZ////////fi/ A/fi/ UNITED STATES JOHN LORIMERCORBET",

PATENT OFFICE.

OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

TIME-CHECK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,169, dated May 25,1897.

Application filed October 12, 189i. Serial No, 608,586. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LJ OHN LORIMER CORRETI, watchmaker, of (35 Jamaicastreet, in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ti me-Ghecking Apparatus, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention, which relates to apparatus for checking the time ofarrival or departure of workmen, has for its object to adapt ordinaryclockwork to operate a chute or del'lec tor which serves to direct theworkmens time checks into one or other of the boxes or compartmentsprovided for the reception of early and late checks.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 ofwhich is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, of theapparatus.

An ordinary American clock A may be conveniently employed, and with itscase B is combined a locked box or case G, containing two, three, ormore drawers or compartments D, adapted to receive the workmens checksor tallies, one box being for the reception of the checks of workmen whoarrive early or in time, a second for those of workmen who arrive, say,within a quarter of an hour of time, and a third for those of workmenarriving over, say, fifteen minutes late. A slit 0 is provided in thetop of the box or case 0, through which the checks or tallies aredropped, and within the check-case O is fitted a chute or deflector E,which is preferably of L or T shape or formed by a flat plate having itsupper end bent over at about right angles, as shown at Fig. 1. Thisdeflector E is centered or fitted to swing on a pivot e at or near itsmid-length, its movement being governed by the striking part of theclockwork mechanism A, so that in one positionit directs the checks ortallies inserted through the slits 0 into one compartment D, in anotherposition it directs them into another compartment, and in anintermediate position the angled or bent upper end of the deflectorcloses the slit 0 and intercepts the checks or prevents their insertion,Thus the deflector E when operated by the clockwork A first opens oruncovers the slit 0 to admit the tallies of the early arrivals into theearly box, when again operated serves to direct the tallies of the latearrivals in thelate box, and, lastly, prevents the admission of thetallies of workmen arriving later than the hours prescribed, the clock Awhich operates the checking apparatus at the same time showing eachworkman the time at which he arrives. The deflector E may obviously bearranged to direct the tallies into any one of a greater nu mber ofdrawers or compartments when it is desired to check the time at agreater number of short intervals, as, for example, every live minutes.

The swing or like movement of the deflector E is effected from thestriking mechanism of the clock A by means of a beam or other lever G,one end of which engages the deflector E or a pin or arm 6 on it, whilethe other end is slotted to engage a crank H on the arbor of thepin-wheel of the clockwork Athat is, the pin-wheel which in an ordinaryclock lifts the striking hammer. The usual lockingwheel andstriking-hammer for striking the hours are dispensed with and thelockingwheel is replaced by a similar wheel I, having only four notches2' when the checking mechanism is to be operated at intervals of aquarter of an hour or such other number of notches as may be requiredwhen the intervals of checking are varied. The locking-lever J, whichengages the locking-wheel I, is lifted by pins 7.; on the minute-arbor Kof the clock, the pins 7; being fitted to act at every quarter of anhour or other interval. A disk L is fitted 011 the hour-socket M of theclock, the said disk being either formed with cam-like projections or,as is preferred, being fitted with adjustable projecting pieces 1. Theseprojections Z are spaced apart and adjustable around the disk L tocorrespond to the periods of the day at which the checking of theworkmens time is to be effectedas, for example, at starting time in themorning and at the usual breakfast and dinner hours. As the disk Lrotates with the hour-socket M the projections Z in turn act on and lifta lever N, that normally engages a pin 0 on the fly-pinion arbor O andprevents the action of the striking-train, the train being freed on theraising of the lever N by any one of the projections Z. \Vhen thestriking-train is freed,

as at any given hour corresponding to that for which one of theadjustable projections is set, the crank H on the pin-wheel I is set inmotion and operates the lever G, which swings the deflector E of thechecking device from one position to another and thereby (lirects theWorkmens checks or tallies into the early or late compartment, as thecase maybe.

Having now described the invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In an apparatus for checking workmens time the combination Wit-l1 acasing having a number of receptacles, and a slot for the insertion oftallies or checks, of a single deflector pivoted beneath the slot andadapted when in one position to close the slot and when in anotherposition to deflect the tallies in one of the receptacles, and, clockmechanism for moving said deflector, substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus for checking workmens time, the combination with thecasin g having a slot and receptacles for receiving workmens tallies ofa deflector pivoted beneath the slot and having a laterally bent upperend adapted in one position of the lever to close said slot, and clockmechanism for swinging said deflector to open the slot and direct thetallies into one or another of said receptacles according to the time ofarrival of the workmen, substantially as described.

In an apparatus for checking workmens time, the combination with thelocking-wheel of an ordinary clock, of a casing having a slit therein, aseries of compartments within said casing, the deflector pivoted withinthe casing, and a pivoted lever having a sliding pivotal connectiondirectly with said deflector at one end and a sliding connection withthe clock mechanism at the other end, substantially as described.

i. In apparatus for checking workmens time the combination with astriking clock of a rotating disk iitted on the hour-socket of the clockand having cam-like projections thereon a pivoted lever normallyengaging the iiy-pinion arbor and adapted to be raised out of engagementtherewith by said projections on the rotation of the disk, a lockinglever adapted to engage a suitably-notched locking-wheel and toperiodically release said wheel, a crank on the wheel spindle or arbor,a pivoted lever operated by said crank and a deflector actuated by saidlever and serving to guide the tallies entering a casing within whichthe deflector is placed substantially as described.

5. In an apparatus for checking workmens time in combination, the casing, havin a slit therein, a plurality of compartments in said casing anda pivoted plate having alatcrallyextending end with means for operatingthe same, the said lateral end being adapted to be registered with saidslit to close the same, and the main portions thereof being adapted toact as a deflector when said slit is open, substantially as described.

Signed at Glasgow, Scotland, this 24th day of September, 1896.

JOHN LORIMER CORBE'P'J.

Witnesses:

WALLACE linnnvnxrnnn, .TNo. Arms'rnoNc, Jr.

